Section: The Globe and Mail (Canada)
U.S. commander: Another Russian offensive possible in Ukraine after lull
Gen. Philip Breedlove, commander of NATO forces in Europe, told the Senate Armed Services Committee, that the situation in Ukraine is volatile and fragile and urged Congress to bolster U.S. intelligence capabilities to better understand President Vladimir Putin’s intent in the region …read more Source: The Globe and...
Russia’s Medvedev sees more economic pain from sanctions in 2015
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said he expected the economy to suffer further this year from Western sanctions over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The Globe and...
Pro-Russian journalist gunned down in another Ukraine shooting
Oles Buzyna was largely perceived as an activist rather than a journalist …read more Source: The Globe and...
Canada’s decision to send troops to Ukraine ‘deplorable,’ Russia says
In a statement, the Russian embassy to Canada criticized Stephen Harper’s deployment, saying sending Western soldiers will not help ease conflict between the Kiev government and separatists in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: The Globe and...
Intense fighting in eastern Ukraine reported overnight despite talks
The yearlong military conflict between Russian-backed rebels and government forces has claimed more than 6,000 lives and left large parts of Ukraine’s once industrial heartland in ruins …read more Source: The Globe and...
Six Ukrainian soldiers killed as rebel uprising marks first anniversary
Casualties put further strain on a tenuous ceasefire struck two months ago …read more Source: The Globe and...
Poland suspects Russian flight controllers in 2010 crash that killed president
Announcement comes at a time when Poland’s ties with Russia are tense over the deadly conflict in neighbouring Ukraine …read more Source: The Globe and...
Poland charges Russian flight controllers in 2010 crash that killed president
Announcement comes at a time when Poland’s ties with Russia are tense over the deadly conflict in neighbouring Ukraine …read more Source: The Globe and...
West wants to weaken Russia, Syria’s Assad says
‘I keep coming back to the fact that there is a connection between the Syrian crisis and what is happening in Ukraine,’ the Syrian president told a Russian government newspaper …read more Source: The Globe and...
Russia considers legal action against lawmaker who voted against Crimea takeover
Prosecutor’s requested to proceed with legal actions against Ilya Ponomarev who voted against the annexation of Crimea and is suspected of embezzlement …read more Source: The Globe and...
